In the Inside Track feature this month, we look at the biggest hit of 2014 — ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams and talk to mix engineer Leslie Brathwaite. Then in Classic Tracks, we find out the story behind the Blues Brothers’ classic ‘Everybody Needs Somebody To Love’.

In the May 2014 issue of SOS, we’re giving away a Universal Audio Apollo Quad audio interface with built-in DSP along with all 65 UAD2 plug-ins that are currently available. That’ a prize worth worth an astonishing £9000/$14,000!

On top of all that, we have regulars such as The Mix Review (Disclosure, Tom Odell, Bonnie Raitt), DAW workshops, Notes From The Deadline, Studio File and Spotlight, which this month rounds up modern single-driver monitors inspired by the Auratone 5C.